The Gulf

The Making of an American Sea

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Author:

Davis, Jack E.

ISBN:

978-0-87140-866-2

Publication Date:

Apr 2017

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

AUD $49.95

Book Description:

WINNER OF THE 2018 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORYWinner of the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction - the tragic collision between civilization and nature in the Gulf of Mexico becomes a uniquely American story in this environmental epic.

Book Details

Pages:	608
Detailed Subjects:	Nature / Ecology Science / Environmental Science
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	16.764 x 24.13 x 4.318 cm
Book Weight:	0.991 Kilograms

Author Biography

Davis, Jack E. (Author)

Jack E. Davis was born on July 13, 1956. He received bachelor's and master's degree from the University of South Florida and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. He taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Jordan, and Eckerd College. He is currently a professor at the University of Florida.

He has written several books including Race Against Time: Culture and Separation in Natchez Since 1930, which won the Charles S. Sydnor Prize for the best book in southern history, and The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, which won the Kirkus Prize and the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for history. He also edited three anthologies and a collection of writings by Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

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